Toy



R. DE SILVA Aug. 15, 1933.

TOY

Filed April 28, 1952 IN EN TOR,

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 15, 1933 UNITED STATES TOY Roberto de Silva, San Antonio, Tex., assignor to Little Bear Specialties Company, a Corporation of Missouri Application April 28, 1932. Serial No. 607,951

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in toys generally designated as the bandelore type and the primary object of the invention is to provide in a toy of such a character, a new and novel combination of parts which may be used in playing a game of skill when all of the parts are assembled, or which may be disassembled and certain parts of the toy used in playing an entirely different game without making structural changes of any nature whatsoever; all of the parts of the toy being maintained in assembled relation by the novel formation and unique relation set up therebetween A yet further object of this invention is to greatly improve one of the well known toys of the bandelore type by associating therewith parts which act together in the formation of a toy which maybe used in playing two or more additional games of skill.

An even further aim of the present invention is the contemplation of a toy of the character mentioned having a multi-part body, said body being separable to allow the user to play any one of a number of games. The exact manner of manipulation; the preferred way of making the toy, and the specific contour and relation of parts will all be made clear during the course of the following specification, referring to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal, central section taken through the body of the toy on line -IL-II of Fig. 1, associated parts being omitted for clearness.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the body shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the toy showing the parts of the body thereof in separated relation.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a toy body made in accordance with a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is another view of the modified form of the toy, and

Fig. '7 is a central cross-section through the body shown in Fig. 5 and taken on line VII- VII thereof.

In constructing the major parts of the toy it is preferred to use wood or similar material which may be acted upon by an automatic lathe, whereby the component members may be turned out rapidly and with accuracy. The preferred embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, incorporates a body 16, made up of a number of interengaging parts, including a central member 18 which has an annular, continuous groove 20 formed around the same intermediate its sides 22.

In some instances member 18 may be unitary in structure but, as shown in Fig. 2, one manner of constructing the same is to. create two parts of identical size and shape and secure the same together through the medium of a dowel pin 24. This connection between dowel pin 24 and the two sections of member 18 should be rigid and in most instances an adhesive is used to insure such relation. This member 18,

when completed, creates a toy very similar to those well known in the art and it is about the central portion of member 18 or dowel pin 24 that a flexible string 26 is wrapped to complete one of the games that is included in the toy forming this invention. Body 16 is completed by associating with member 18, on each side thereof, a part designated by numerals 28 and 30, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Among the ways of interconnecting member 18 and parts 28 and 30 is including the dowel pin and socket form, such as shown in Fig. 2. A socket 32 B0 is formed on the axial center of part 28 and a socket 34 is likewise formed inwardly from side 22 of member 18 on its axial line. A dowel pin 36 is then cemented in place in socket 32 and, since it is formed to create a press fit, will hold part 28 in position when it is projected and is moved into socket 34 formed in member 18. Similarly, part 30 has a central axial bore 38 therethrough and a dowel pin 40 projected from one side of part 30 so that it may enter the socket 42 formed inwardly from opposite side 22 of member 18. Dowel pin 40 is cemented in place in part 30 and has a tight fitting connection with socket 42 formed in member 18 to preclude displacement when the body is assembled.

A portion 44 of bore 38 forms a socket for the reception of an element of the hereinafter described handle, said socket portion 44 being bottomed by dowel pin 40. Hole 46 continues from socket 22 in part 28 and it is through this hole 46 that the flexible string 48 is passed and knotted so that the entire body 18 may be swung'thereon when playing at least the two hereinafter described games of skill.

The opposite end of string 48 is tied about the center of a specially formed handle 50. This handle is likewise made of wood and includes the intermediate portion which may be grasped by the player. A pin 52 is turned on if socket 44 happens to be deeper than the length of pin 52. The other end of handle is formed to present a bowl 56 having a concave a-rcuate face 58 which is of substantially the same contour .as the annular side of central member 18.

As before mentioned, when body 16 is disassembled to the extent shown in Fig. 4, central member 18, with the associated string 26 may be used as a toy of spinning type. Parts 28 and 30 are not then used, but when these parts are left in position, as shown in Fig. 1, body 16 forms a perfectly balanced member of truncated, oval, longitudinal cross-section, having the appearance of a barrel. As before mentioned, parts 28 and 30 are similar and this similarity extends to both contour and weight. This feature of the invention insures accuracy so that when handle 50 is grasped by the player and body 16 swung and flipped through the medium of string 48, central member 18 may be caught upon bowl when the player has accomplished the purpose of that particular game of skill. Obviously, string 26 is wrapped around the part of smallest diameter of member 18 and within annular groove 20. When member 18 is built up as shown in Fig. 2, string 26 is wrapped around dowel pin 24.

When body 16 is in the assembled condition as shown in Fig. 1, it may be spun by manipulating string 26 which calls for a raising and lowering action as is known to those skilled in playing such games. While this action takes place, the operator makes effort to insert pin 52 into socket 44 by synchronizing the movements of both hands to the required extent.

With string 26 completely housed within groove 20, the aforementioned game might be played and, likewise, the skill of the player might be further tested by an eifort to flip body 16 so that pin 52, formed at one end of handle 50, enters socket 44 formed in part 30. Attempting to accomplish this relation may be done in many different ways and it has been found in practice that a skilled player attains perfection and many unique swinging strokes that are involved and elaborate in character.

Fig. 5 shows the toy body 12 in a ball shape, having a screw eye 9, screwed to the top hole 10, as can be seen in Fig. 7, while the string 4, is tied to said screw eye 9, for the purpose of using the toy exatcly as the preferred form can be used.

Fig. 7 shows a section on line VII-VII of Fig. 5, showing the construction of the ball shaped toy, and Fig. 6, illustrates the same toy with the screw eye 9, removed so as to permit spinning the ball up and down by means of string 13, which is wrapped within annular groove 14.

I am aware that prior to my invention toys of the bandelore type have been made. I therefore do not claim such an invention broadly; but I.- claim:

A toy comprising, in combination, a multipart body of truncated, oval, longitudinal crosssection including a central member, and end parts of equal size and weight on each side respectively of said central member; means for detachably connecting said end parts to the central member; a transversely arched annular face formed on said central member; an annular, continuous, central groove formed in said central member; a string secured to said central member with a portion of its length adjacent one end circumscribing the central member at the bottom of the said groove formed therein; a handle; a string interconnecting one of said end parts and said handle, the point of attachment of said string and body being on the axial center of said body whereby to allow rotation of the latter as it is spun by manipulation of the first mentioned string into and out of the receiving groove therefor; there being formations on said multi-part body and said handle permitting interengagement therebetween whereby said body may be received by said handle while the former is being manipulated by said first named string.

ROBERTO DE SILVA. 

